Frank L. Houx

Frank Lee Houx (December 12, 1854– April 3, 1941) was an American politician, who served as Governor of Wyoming. Houx was born near Lexington, Missouri, the second of five children of George W. Houx and Fannie (Price) Houx. The elder Houx served in the Confederate States Army under General Sterling ("Old Pap") Price, a distant cousin, and uncle of his wife. The future Governor grew up on his father's farm. Houx married Augusta Camp in 1875, and s... more

Frank Lee Houx (December 12, 1854– April 3, 1941) was an American politician, who served as Governor of Wyoming. Houx was born near Lexington, Missouri, the second of five children of George W. Houx and Fannie (Price) Houx. The elder Houx served in the Confederate States Army under General Sterling ("Old Pap") Price, a distant cousin, and uncle of his wife. The future Governor grew up on his father's farm. Houx married Augusta Camp in 1875, and sired two daughters and a son. (The birth year of Frank Houx is variously listed as 1854, 1859, and 1860; given his 1875 marriage, 1854 is accepted.) He took up the study of law, reading in the office of John S. Blackwell, of Lexington, Missouri. Houx did not complete his course, however, turning his attention to commercial interests. He graduated from Shaw's Business College in Kansas City, Missouri in 1884. The next year, he moved to Montana and went into the cattle business. In 1895, he took up residence in Cody, Wyoming, where he went into... less